Lynne Rae Perkins

Lynne Rae Perkins is an American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for winning the 2006 Newbery Medal for her novel *Criss Cross*. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1956 and studied art at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. [2][5]

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